This Week, In Recruiting - Issue 111

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Open Kitchen: 4 Stages of Recruiter AI-Enablement

AI won't replace recruiters, but recruiters who are AI-enabled will replace those who aren't

I don't know who first made that quote but it's already becoming cliche. The pace of AI innovation has been so discombobulating that we are left with no choice other than to fall into consensus that, yes, this is indeed world changing, and we who are swept along with it, will have to adapt.

In my conversations with recruiters, recruiting tech entrepreneurs and tech investors I observe the following stages of adapting to AI. None of these stages are discreet but I think they sketch out the beginnings of a maturity model on where we and you might be on the path to AI enablement.

1. Applied

This is using the tools as intended, in a non-systematic and non-directed way. Individual recruiters under their own initiative are experimenting with common products like ChatGPT to do things like write job ad copy, produce how-to guides, conduct prospecting or talent mapping, customise outreach messages and the like. I think most of us who have experimented with Generative AI tools (probably still less than 5% of us, I think?) are probably at this stage of using AI. I am. How about you?

2. Augmented

This is the use of next generation recruiter tools which are integrated with OpenAI API (or similar) to do the application side at much greater efficiency and accuracy. Recruiterbot.ai made by my mate Srin Madapalli might be a great example of the category - an outreach message customiser which can give recruiters a simple 'no training needed' out-of-the-box shortcut to the benefits of Generative AI. If you encounter a new recruiter tool out in the wild with the terms 'AI' in it, chances are it will fall into this category. How many of us are at this stage? Less than 1% I would say.

btw: Srin is look for beta tests on Recruiterbot so if you're up for it, connect with him have a chat and get 2 months for free on this tool when it goes commercial later this year.

3. Automated

This is the use of multiple applications to execute an entire task. Once configured, the system you've stitched together using an Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) like Zapier can operate at scale and without human monitoring. Marcel van der Meer demonstrated an example of this during a recent Brainfood Live, using OpenAI fetch candidates details from a spreadsheet, having ChatGPT write a customised message which will then be send out via Gmail until the end of the task. How many recruiters are at this level? <1% for sure, this is at theoretical stage for most, even though people like Marcel are already proving concept.

4. Autonomous

This is moving even further away from the human - using AutoGPT to not only stitch together different applications and tools, but also to recommend the next task and follow up its own recommendation entirely without human input. In the world of 'Agentic AI', the human being is reduced to being simply the customer who wants a solutions and the AI if given sufficient permissions will find a way to execute tasks in order to deliver that solution. Currently in experimental mode but it is experimentation 'out in the wild' as the code is open source and 100K+ developers are looking at it and working on it. How many recruiters are at this stage? Zero, for now.

Interested in your thoughts on this - where do you think you are right now?

Out of the kitchen, onto the lounge ??

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What's in the News?

Indeed Pause Required PPA

Changing pricing model is always going to get incumbent customers upset; and when a company the size and scale of Indeed do it, you can believe that the noise level of complaints would be significant. Didn't help that switch meant 'spend overruns' for customers who might suddenly find themselves surged charged for job adverts which 'performed' unexpectedly well. Welcome that Indeed are doing a partial roll back, with customers now able to retain the choice of CPC, though it might not be enough to limit the fall out for those customers who might have been stung with an unexpectedly high bill. SHRM with a really good article on this - read all about it here - and Brainfood mind do something on this story with Indeed soon also, watch this space.

CVWallet Raise ￡1 Million Seed Round

Great to see the dynamic husband and wife duo Richard and Beverly Collins back in the industry with another innovative product, having exited the previously business to the aforementioned Indeed. Timing is perfect for identity verification software, as the GAI will supercharge the already problematic deepfake genre. Worth keeping an eye on this team and this product. Read all about it here

If you are a recruitment service provider or technology business and have any news to share, comment below, this is your application to get into next week's addition of This Week, In Recruiting. Make sure to @ mention me so that I see it

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What's On Offer?

50% DISCOUNT on this new e-book on Prompt Engineering for Recruiters by one of the most knowledgeable people in our community, Martyn Redstone. That means $13.75 down to $6.87 on THIS LINK using the code: TWIRHALF. If you want to get started on ChatGPT and haven't yet, this book will be a great foundation for you and your team. You know what to do ??

If you are a vendor and have something you want to offer the recruiting community, comment below and let me know what the offer is. It will go in next week's issue. PS: I don't accept affiliate deals, so everything you offer gets passed on entirely and directly to the community!

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What's Going On?

Big List of Recruitment & HR Events to Attend in 2023

Updated again folks. Make sure you keep adding your events to this. Meanwhile, bookmark the Big List of Recruitment & HR Events in 2023 - it is updated and cleaned out every week. Going to and holding an event which isn't appearing on this spreadsheet? Add it to the bottom of the sheet and I will merge it in.

Discover the Secrets to Hiring Top Talent from Central and Eastern Europe: Tues 2nd May, 4pm BST

Two parter with our friends Lundi, where we will take the virtual tour concept to the next level. We're going to visit Central and Eastern Europe with Jane Funk, VP of People (Armoury) and Kinnon Yee, Senior Technical Support Manager (Armoury) to explore what it takes to succeed to hiring in CEE. Jonathan Romley, CEO (Lundi) in the co-pilot seat. Register here

Brainfood Live On Air - Ep204 - How to Measure Quality of Hire, Friday 5th May, 2pm BST

The most viral post I've written this year was on Quality of Hiring, so we to bring the conversation to panel and see if we can get to a how-to. We're with Rob McIntosh, VP of Recruiting Solutions (PSG Global Solutions), Chloe Morrison, Recruiting Operations Programme Manager (Datadog) & Chantelle Jones, Talent Strategy Director, (Nash Squared) - register here

State of the Nation - The Talent Acquisition Frontline, Tues 16th May, 2pm BST

Always great to see vendors invest in researching the market; even better when those vendors are prepared to talk us through the findings. Neil Armstrong, CEO of Tribepad is presenting insights from the State of the Nation report. Make sure you register here!

Attract and Convert More Applicants, Thurs 18th May, 1pm BST

4 part series kicking off from our friends at Bulhorn. The whole thing looks to be super relevant to recruiters, as you might expect from the software service which has been amongst the most valuable to recruiters over the years. First one up is the focusing on the most important challenge - how to attract and convert candidates. Register here

What is Recruitment Operational Efficiency? Thurs 18th May, 10am EST / 3pm BST

Excited to kick off a four part series with our friends at Cronofy. Our focus is going to be on 'recruitment operational efficiency' - what is it, how to audit it, how to improve it and how to measure the improvement. If you are a recruitment leader - or have aspirations to be one - this is the series for you. We're with the legendary Allyn Bailey, Executive Director of Hiring Success (SmartRecruiters) and Mark Harbottle, Head of Talent (Cronofy) for this show. Register here

If you have an event, webinar or podcast going on next week and want it featured on next week's newsletter, comment below with the link and event details. Don't forget to at mention me so that I see it

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Whose Story?

It's James Driver, formerly Head of the People at businesses such as Bolt, Voi Technology and FreeSpee.

I had the good fortune of bumping into James in a number of in-person events in recent weeks and, having found out that he was also currently interviewing for the next role, made it obvious that I should invite him to participate in the Brainfood Tribune. I asked James 20 Questions. Here are his answers

If you would like to take part in this exercise the join the mighty members of the Brainfood Tribune, comment below and say so. This is a project which is open for any member of the recruitment and HR communities to take part

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Whose Available?

Recruiters remain disproportionately impacted by lay offs....and why wouldn't we be? What is important now is to make sure that you get connected with companies that are actively hiring for recruiters, and you can do that by joining Brainfood Talent Community. It's free, confidential and open only to approved employers. If you're hiring for recruiters or HR staff, apply for a free company account and get access here, using this code 'BTCFREE' for 100% usage. If you're a recruiter or HR person looking for work, you can apply here, and increase your exposure to employers vetted by me!

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Who's Posting?

Big List of Places to Post Jobs (Globally)

500+ job boards, community spaces and marketplaces where you can post jobs you are hiring for, filtered by over 50 countries. This spreadsheet is ideal for those of you who are hiring internationally for specific locations and want to connect with local job boards and providers. Crowdsourced, so open for anyone to edit and update. Bookmark it here folks.

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Who's Moving?

Jim Miller joins Ashby as VP of People and Talent, after having spent time with FullStory, and most prominently, a decade plus in charge of talent channels at Google. Fascinating opportunity to work in recruiting for a recruiting tech business. Congratulations Jim, let me know how you get on!

Jeff Gerding joins GE Aerospace as Talent Acquisition Leader. Moving to hardware / manufacturing is going to be a smart move as Generative AI eats to software world. I can see a big shift the work, and the workers needed to do it, move from the intangible back to the tangible. Great move Jeff - love to know what you learn about this new space!

Promotions to celebrate - Alan Hiddleston goes up to VP of Sales at Thought Industries, Lauren Tait expands scape at AssessFirst, taking on UK Team and TA responsibilities, Jazsmine Stroulger moves up to Talent Resource and Global Mobility Associate Director at Publicis Groupe and Nico Blier-Silvestri who goes up to Platform Partner at Dreamcraft VC - congratulations all!

If you have made a senior exec appointment to your business, and feel the wider community needs to know about it, comment below with the details and see it featured in next weeks issue. Don't forget to @ mention me in it so that I see it

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What Are You Doing?

Katrina Hutchinson-O'Neill, CEO of Join Talent, joined the great and good at No10 Downing Street last week as part of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Superb to see a member of the community represent both UK recruitment industry at the highest level. No leather pants though what is up with that.

Jesper Lauren sets up for the first time, after having spent time learning the ropes at Atlassian, Backbase and LevelUp Ventures. His new company is Recruit'em - check him out if you need support in your hiring!

George LaRocque is doing his best to keep track of what is going on in the AI space by interviewing HRTech entrepreneurs on how this new class of technologies is influencing the products they build. It promises to be a fascinating series. Get in touch if you want to get interviewed by George.

If you are doing something new, comment below with what it is and share a link to where you want people to go. Don't forget to mention me in it so that I see it

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End Notes

It's another Bank Holiday Monday in the UK - we're for a run of these, and whilst it is an unusual sequence, I think it does show us what a relief it is to have another day onto the weekend. What are the impacts of this extra day of rest - what do you do with it? Might be an interesting discussion to have. Anyways, enjoy the day off, Brainfood never rests!

Best wishes

Hung

Hung Lee is the curator of Recruiting Brainfood, and now This Week In Recruiting. Subscribe to both if you are into recruiting or HR or just interested in world of work.